Need August Blooming Perennials

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DryGulch
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Holly in zone 5

Post by DryGulch »

Reiter,

You have a wonderful selection of trees/shrubs there.

I lived in zone 5 for 15 years and I had a holly (which I still visit). It was a combo grafted jobbie of China Boy and Girl. I had a small yard and wanted the hollyberries. I never considered it to be a tree in zone 5. I don;t think it will ever get that size. It is maybe 4-5' tall now, 20 years later. (I know they get big in the South.)

The yews will grow fairly quickly. In well-drained soil I think they can almost be thugs!

I would recommend adding a smokebush. I had a Nordine that was the rave of the neighborhood. I propagated a piece for my zone 4 home and am thinking of training a pink clematis like Comtessa di Bouchard up it.I think the pink and maroon would be cool and it would save space.

As for getting the lawn mower to the back... dig up all the grass (it just turns brown without water and with heat anyway), plant gardens, sell the rider and use the money to buy more plants, for the enlarged north garden... problem solved! I guess my work is done here! :lol: :lol: :wink:

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Post by Midnight Reiter Too »

If those hollies aren't going to grow, I may chuck them.

The smokebush sounds good. Pink and maroon are heavenly combinations.
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Post by Midnight Reiter Too »

petal*pusher, nice photos! I'm glad spring is almost here.
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Post by Aud »

You got me to thinking what was blooming in August all I could think of was my Sedum and Daylilies

SEDUM
Brilliant - if you want pink...this is realllllly pink
Vera Jamison - purple foilage
Rosy Glow -blue foilage
Frosty Morn - varigated leaves white flower
Matrona - maron foilage
Purple Emperor - This reminds me of a miniture Smoke Bush

Daylilies both bloomed until Nov because we had a mild Fall
Purple de oro
Stella de oro

Rose of Sharon - blue satin

My entire August gardens was purple, pink, and yellow :lol:
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Post by Midnight Reiter Too »

Thanks, Aud. I have a few daylilies:

3 or 4 'Stella Supreme,' 3 'Ruby Stella', and 1 'Joylene Nicole.'
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